Ash receptacle



June 13, 1933.

A. C. GRUNWALD ASH RECEPTACLE Filed. June 10, 1932 m5. M mm 7 6 2. 21 i?Q 3 m a m; 5

A BERT crewman, or RIVER Former; ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 1'0 PRECISION MErALI Patented June 13, 1933 PATENT OFFICE.

i OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OI ILLINOIS a ns]: BECEPTAOLEApplication fllbdJune 1o,

1 This invention relates "to ash receptacles,

and particularly to ash receptacles intended similar support. i

Another obJect of the invention is to profor mounting upon theinstrument board of an automobile or in other fixed relation.

One of *the objects 'offthe invention is to provide an ash receptaclewhich may easily be assembled and disassembled and applied toanautomobile instrument board or other ing agreceptac'le supportproviding a re ceiver support and a main ash receiver adapted to receiveash therefrom; said receiver being readily removable for dumpingthecontents. 1 i Other: objects; advantages and capabilities of the;invention willreadllyappear'fromithe proved ash receptacle in mountedrelation;

following description of apreferred embtdr ment thereof, ta accompanyingdrawing, in which I Figure 1 1s a perspective viewof anim en in'conjunction with the Fig; 2 is a perspective viewof the principalelements thereof in disassembled relation;

Fig; .3 is a transverse section; through the ash receptacle anddashboard; and

Fi' 4: is a longitudinal section't'aken on the hnefi-A of Fig. 3. 30

Beferrmg ol the drawing; the improved ash receptacle comprises two pr ncpal parts;

the? ash receiver 10 and, the support therefor 11; The ash receiverlOpis in theform of a n. .vesselhaving an open top, the oppositelongitudinal sides being provided attheir npper edges 'withTstraightparallel longitudinal flangesfcl2 the upper surfaces of which-lieflushwiththenpperpedge offthe end walls.

LThe'receptaolesupport 11 comprises two 1 a principal emanate-511a 14;best seen in Fig. 2. The lower element 14 comprises a J ihorizontaliplate 15 whichterminate's at each end uPtnrnedfianges IG whichpreferably {ashram infshape and appearance to the end walls of thereceiver In the embodirnent ilhistifated both the majwne and the flanges16 are cenvex, being bowed outwardly slightly. The longitudinal edges ofthe plate i are tiirned; downwardly flanges 17. The element "1 1; also.1 comprises to "provide short,

1932.. serial No. 616,403.

a vertical plate 18, thelower edge of which is turned outwardly at rightangles to the plate 18 toprovide a flange 19. i The plates 15 and 18 aresecured together, for example,

by soldering together withone of the flanges 17 of the plate 15 restingagainst the plate 18 with its lower edge abutting againstthe flange 19.Preferably both the flange 17 and the ends of the flanges 16 aresoldered to the plate 18.

The element 13 comprises aplate 20, one

longitudinal edge of which is turned upwarddish portion terminates in anopening 2 50f substantial size.

A sliding plate26 normally closes the opening so as to complete thedish-like portion 24; and enable it to serve as an ash rette stubs,residue of matches and other light rubbish. One end of the plate 26 isturned upwardly to provide a handle 27 which extends through a slot 28inthe plate 20. The

tray for the reception of cigarette ash, eiga stem portion of the handle27 may be reinforced by suitable curling or bending, as shown at 29. Theupper portion may be flat toprovide a thumb-piece 30 0f substantialsize. The plate 26 is preferably rectangular so Q that it is guided andprevented from jammingbythe plate 18 on oneside and the flange 22 on theother side, in themanner shownin Fig. 3. The plate 26 isnorinally heldin closed position by means of a spring 31; one end of the spring beingattached to 9 a lug;32 which may be turned up from the plate 26. Theother end of thesnringisse- 'cured' to alug 33,. beingsolderedor other=wise secured to-the underside of theplate 20, The spring 31 preferablyextendsalong the rear edge of the plate 20 passing to the rearofthedishportion 2 10f this plate.

The flange 21 and plate 18 are provided with openings 34: which areadapted tobe brought into alignment by bolts which serve both to holdthe elements 13 and 14 together and to mount the assembled support uponthe dashboard 36 or other equivalent member. When the elements 13 and 14are thus brought into alignment the flanges 16 abut against the plate 20and their outer edges abut vagainst the flange 22. The outer flange 17,that is the foremost flange 17 shown in Fig. 2, rests against the flange23 as shown in Fig. 3.- The flanges 17 are of such length that the plate15 is spaced from the flanges 19 and 23 so as to permit the flanges 12of the receiver 10 to he slipped in from either end, the receiver 10being held by the flanges 19 and 23. in position below the opening 25.This assembly also provides working space for the sliding plate 26between the lower end of the dish portion 24 and the plate 15. The plate15 is provided with an opening 37 which is in alignment with the opening25.

It will readily be seen that the improved ash receptacle comprisesindependent support elements 13 and 14 which can readily be assembledtogether so as to provide a support on which the ash receiver 10 may beremovably mounted, and that the elements 13 and 14 may be assembledtogether in the act of mounting the support in place.

In use the dish portion 24 of the sliding plate 26 provides an ash trayinto which cigarette ashes, cigarette ends,burnt matches and other lightrubbish may be placed. Such rubbish may readily be dumped into the receiver 10 by moving the handle 27 of the plate 26 into the positionshown in Fig- 4. After the dumping operation the handle 27 may bereleased and the spring 31 imme diately moves the plate 26into closedposition so-as to prevent smoke, dust, and objctionable odors, such asthose originating from the contact of lighted cigaret cnds with Waxedmatches, from escaping.

Although the invention has been described in connection with thespecific details of a preferred embodiment thereof, it must beunderstood that suchdetails are not intended to be limitative oftheinvention, except in so far as set forth in the accompanying claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: v y

. 1.-.An ash receptacle adapted to be mounted on a fiat surface,comprising an ash receiving vessel, a support therefor comprising twoelements, commonmeans securing said elements together and mounting thesupport on said flat surface, and means at the lower edge of one elementfor slidingly engaging said vessel on one side and means at the loweredge of the other'element for slidingly engaging the vessel on the otherside. 2. An ash'receptacle adapted to be mounted on a flat surface,comprising an ash receiving vessel provided with flanges on each side, asupport therefor comprising two elements, common means securing saidelements together and mounting the support on said flat surface, and aninturned flange at the loweredge of' one element and an inturned flangeon the other element, said flanges being adapted to engage theund'ersides of the flanges of said ash receiving vessel.=

3. An ash receptacle adapted to be mounted on a flat surface, comprisingan ash receiving vessel, a support therefor comprising two elements,means for securing said elements together and mountin the support onsaid flat surface, sai elements comprising superposed horizontal plates,the upper plate being dished to-provid'e an ash receiving tray, saidtray and said lower plate being provided with aligned openings, asliding door adapted to close said openings and movable to permitcontents of said tray to enter said ash receiving vessel, and means onsaid elements for removably supporting said vessel. I

4. An ash receptacle adapted to be mounted on a flat surface, comprisingan ash receiving vessel and a support therefor, said support comprisingtwo elements adapted to be secured together removably, each elementcarrying a flange adapted slidably to engage the ash receiving vessel,said elements comprising spaced, superposed' horizontal plates, theupper plate being dished to provide an ash tray having an open bottom,the lower plate being provided with an opening in alignment therewith, asliding closure secured to said upper plate, and a spring secured tosaid closure and to said upper plate adapted to move the closure toclosed position, the upper plate being provided with a slot and theclosure plate being provided with a projection extending therethroughwhereby the closure plate may be operated. I

5. A support for an ash receiving vessel comprising two elements eachprovided with a flange for supporting said vessel, the elementscomprising horizontal plates and Vertical plates, the latter beingadapted to be secured together, theupper horizontal plate being dishedand perforated to provide an ash tray with an open bottom, the lowerplate being provided with an opening in alignment therewith, and asliding closure supported between said plates and'adapted to close saidopenings. l p

' 6.;.A support for an ash receiving vessel comprising two elementsremovablysecured together, one element comprising a horizonta]. wall anda vertical wall extending slightly below said horizontal wall and beingprovided at its lower edge with an inturned flange, the horizontal wallhaving rigidly secured thereto vertical end walls, the otherelementComprising a vertical-wall adapted tobe secured to the first saidvertical wall, a horizontal wall and a do-wnturned front wallterminating in an inturned flange, the last said horizontal wall beingdished and perforated to provide an ash tray, a closure plate adapted toserve as a removable bottom for said ash tray, and a spring tending tomaintain said wardly directed flange, said plate being se-' bottom inclosed position.

7. A support for an ash receiving vessel comprising a vertical plateprovided at its lower end with an inturned flange, a horizontal plateprovided at each side with a downcured to the first said plate adjacentsaid flanges, the horizontal plate being provided with an openingwhereby material may be dumped into the ash receiving vessel, a platecomprising a vertical web adapted to be assembled against the first saidvertical plate and a horizontal plate dished and perforated y inalignment withsaid opening, turned down in front to provide a verticalwall, the lower edge of which is turned inwardly to provide a flange inalignment with the first said flange, end walls closing the spacebetween said horizontal plates, a closure'plate adapted to slide betweensaid horizontal plates and a close said openings, and a spring normallytending to move said closure plate to closed my name this 6th day ofJune, 1982.

ALBERT o. GRUNWALD,

